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- Huzzard, Tony, et al.
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Critical action research.
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Ingår i: Critical Management Research - Reflections from the Field. - 1 Oliver's Yard, 55 City Road, London EC1Y 1SP United Kingdom : SAGE Publications Ltd. - 9781446257432 - 9781446288610 ; , s. 81-100
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- The editors and contributors reflect on ethics and reflexivity in critical management research, and explore the identity of the critical researcher both as an individual and working within collaborative projects. Using contemporary accounts from those engaged in real world fieldwork they outline what critical management is, and explore its relationship to management research. The book discusses the implications of critical management when: -Developing research questions -Managing research relationships -Using various methods of data collection -Writing accounts of your research, findings and analysis. Grounded in practical problems and processes this title sets out and then answers the challenges faced by critical researchers doing research in organization and management studies.
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- Björkman, Hans, et al.
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Membership Interface Unionism: A Swedish White Collar Union in Transition
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Ingår i: Economic and Industrial Democracy. - : SAGE Publications (UK and US). - 0143-831X .- 1461-7099. ; 26:1, s. 65-88
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Based on a case study from recent innovations in the Swedish white-collar union, Sif, this article introduces and develops the concept of membership interface unionism (MIU). The concept, it is argued, captures similar trends in trade unionism as that noted in the UK by Heery and Kelly in their concept of managerial unionism. Both these recent forms of unionism are signified by closer relations between the professional organization and individual members. Membership interface unionism, however, has distinctive features that signal an explicit embrace of the practices of customer relationship management (CRM): member involvement in service development and utilization of market research; new individually tailored, proactive enabling services, often offered through Internet solutions; and more responsibilities for lay members at the company level. The first and third of these features, it is argued, are somewhat contradictory in that company-level representation has weakened. The article concludes by acknowledging the threats towards participative unionism in the apparent move towards individual service provision.
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Critical Management Research : Reflections from the Field
- 2014
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Samlingsverk (redaktörskap) (refereegranskat)abstract
- The emergence of Critical Management Studies (CMS) reflects a growing body of scholars within the management research community who are recognised for their philosophical or theoretical work, as well as undertaking empirical research. The majority of published texts on research methods do not focus particularly on critical managementresearch, or if they do, they focus more on paradigms and perspectives rather than processes or practices ‘in the field’ and thus their reflections are often one stage removed from empirical work or lack reference to recent empirical experience. Furthermore, with the exception of feminist research within this critical community, CMS typically fails to demonstrate its reflexivity and ethical consideration in its empirical work(either leaving it implicit or absent), despite theoretical discussions within the community arguing for the same. Accordingly, the book is not just another methods book. Rather, it focuses on contemporary accounts of those engaged in fieldwork and managing the challenges in fieldwork (including the analysis and presentation of findings) when undertaking management research. It would aim to give contemporary accounts of undertaking research, and focus on the practical realities of the research process and how challenges faced can be negotiated. It focuses particularly on the challenges faced by ‘critical’ researchers in negotiating the tensions between giving voice, protecting identity, saying something meaningful and making a difference to people’s working lives.In doing so, it explores all aspects of the research process, including the development of the research question, data collection, ethical issues, analysis, and writing up the findings. It also explores the research process from an individual perspective (the default assumption of many texts on research methodology) and as part of a collaborative endeavour. This includes reflections on the nature and politics of working relationships, the dilemmas faced and ways of negotiating issues that arise.
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- Ekman, Marianne, et al.
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Developmental magic? Two takes on a dialogue conference
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Ingår i: Journal of Organizational Change Management. - : Emerald. - 0953-4814 .- 1758-7816. ; 20:1, s. 8-25
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose - This paper draws on the metaphor of magic to explore the role of dialogue conferences and subsequent activities as a tool for organizational development and change. The metaphor is introduced and elaborated as a means of allowing critical reflection on action research projects. Design/methodology/approach - In the empirical setting of a change project in a regional health authority in Sweden, researchers designed and facilitated a development coalition for introducing integrated care. This required an action research intervention that supported the establishment of new relationships and developmental practices across both organizational and professional boundaries. Findings - The unfolding of developmental processes set in train by dialogue conferences are shown as being a dynamic process of magic underpinned by the principles of democratic dialogue. Originality/value - By drawing attention to the three keywords of development, participation and dialogue three sites have been identified for critical reflection and reflexivity in action research. Magic is argued as an activity wherein the seemingly impossible is made to happen in these areas; equally it can be an activity of simple illusion whereby appearance is at odds with reality.
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- Ekman, Marianne, et al.
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Innovationer i vårdens vardag: De små stegens väg till förändring
- 2007
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Tillitsfulla relationer mellan vårdpersonal, administratörer och politiker har en avgörande betydelse för vårdens omställning och det förnyelsearbete som bedrivs. Dessa relationer behöver systematiseras, stödjas för att fyllas med utvecklingskraft. Organisationer som medvetet satsar på att bygga dessa relationer för att bedriva verksamhet skapar innovationer i små steg”. Dessa tankar blev vägledande i arbetet med ett aktionsforskningsprojekt om framtidens närsjukvård i Västra Skaraborg. Analysen av det treåriga samarbetet visar på betydelsen av en pågående verksamhetsutveckling inifrån, baserad på vårdpersonalens egna erfarenheter och kunskaper om sin praktik. I en regional utvecklingskoalition med vårdens olika intressenter kunde arbetsformer, aktiviteter, mötesarenor etc. ta form för att underlätta och förnya samarbetet runt patienten. Erfarenheterna kan nu ligga till grund för fortsatt verksamhetsutveckling. Boken riktar sig till dig som arbetar med eller är intresserad av utvecklingsarbete av hälso- och sjukvårdsverksamhet. Boken kan läsas av både politiker, administratörer och vårdpersonalen då förmågan till samarbete mellan olika aktörer är ett av bokens huvudbudskap. Den är också lämplig för grundutbildning och fortbildning av vårdpersonal och hälso- och sjukvårdsadministratörer samt för kurser i organisationsutveckling.
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